Cardboard Coffin

Unfortunately, I don't really haved the pictures for a tutorial for this but it is super simple. As long as you have the general shape of the top and bottom and the sides are all the same you can have on great looking cardboard coffin :)

DIY Pumpkin Lantern

Super cute, right? These only took me a couple hours outside of dry time. Basically all you need to do is follow the general idea of paper mache
Supplies you will need:

Balloons
Orange Crepe Paper or Orange Steamers
School Glue
Scissors or sharp knife

Make sure you have a place where you don't mind things getting messy. I use an old plastic table cover for all my messy crafts.

Make a mix of your glue with water. Usually you use a 2:1 ratio glue to water but I don't ever measure it.

Blow up your balloon to the size you want your pumpkin to be. Dib a strip of crepe paper into your glue mixture and place flat on your balloon. Do this until the entire balloon is covered, leaving the "stem" and top of the balloon uncovered. You won't need too many layers since you want to be able to illuminate the pumpkin from the inside with your candle (I would recommend flame-less).

After your crepe paper is dry you can pop the balloon and take it out. Now all they need are faces and a pretty illuminary on the inside.

Ghost in a Jar

Please welcome Bartholemeu the Ghost. This was SO simple to put together and I'm sure would be fun to do with a child for halloween. 

All you need:

Scrap white paper or tissue paper
Needle and Thread
Black Permanent Marker
Glass Bottle
Paper for a Label

All I did to make a ghost is took a piece of fabric and rolled it into a ball to give the head its form. Take your needle and thread after you put a knot in the end and string it through the rolled fabric.

Now take your scraps and pull the needle through the middle of the scrap fabric pieces to add the body of the ghost.

Add your eyes with the permanent marker and place your ghost in your jar or bottle. By leaving the thread attached to your ghost, you can use the lid of the jar or bottle to secure your ghost mid air.

Now you can make a label for your ghost.

Quick and Easy Apple Tarts

These are so super easy. All you do is follow your favorite apple pie recipe.  All you need to do is take your pie crust and after rolling it out like you would for a pie cut out some circles using a knife. I used the rim of a bowl for a template. After that all I did was hold the pie crust circle in my hand and spoon your apple mix into the pie crust. Using your hands press your crust into a ball with the apples in the middle. It's ok if they look kind of messy... gives them some character.

Backe at 400 degrees for about 35 minutes and enjoy!

Spooky Tin Foil Tree

SO EASY!! All you do is take some tin foil and scrunch it up into the shape you want. The messier the better, gives your tree character. Then you take smaller pieces to scrunch into smaller branches. I used a hot glue gun to attach the branches and it turned out like this.

Cool right? Now take your favorite can of spooky spray paint and go to town! I used black but brown or purple would look amazing!

Bacon Tomato Chicken

This is a very easy and super yummy main dish.  We have been having a LOT of chicken lately and I admit I have gotten really tired of it. I just had to come up with something else. So I went looking online and combined a couple of elements I thought would be yummy.

Take your thawed chicken breast and rub with olive oil and garlic.

Spinkle your choice of spices and herbs on the chicken. I use just thyme when I want more of an italian taste.

Then place a slice or two of roma tomatoes on the chicken. Then put two slices of bacon or turkey bacon on the top in the shape of an "X". This holds the tomatoes on the chicken.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes. (I always cut open my chicken and check to make sure it is fully cooked. OR if you are smarter than I am and have an internal thermometer that works great too)

Enjoy!

For a more advanced version, you can stuff the middle of the chicken with some mozerella cheese and italian sausage.